messianic
adjective
mes·si·an·ic
ˌme-sē-ˈa-nik 
1
: of or relating to a messiah
this messianic kingdom
2
: marked by idealism and an aggressive crusading spirit
messianic zeal
on a messianic mission
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Cruise, in his public pronouncements, comes across as the CEO of his own destiny, and so there’s something almost messianic about his daringness in these films.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
In the opening chapter of this new term, Mr. Trump has acted like a man on a mission, moving with almost messianic fervor to transform America from top to bottom and exact retribution against enemies at the same time.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Trump’s messianic appeal may seem like a twenty-first-century creation, a product of partisan rage, epistemic drift, and American-style evangelicalism.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Our hero’s bitterness at the state of the world varies in this film from the vaguely messianic to the satisfyingly cathartic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
In the opening chapter of this new term, Mr. Trump has acted like a man on a mission, moving with almost messianic fervor to transform America from top to bottom and exact retribution against enemies at the same time.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Trump’s messianic appeal may seem like a twenty-first-century creation, a product of partisan rage, epistemic drift, and American-style evangelicalism.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Our hero’s bitterness at the state of the world varies in this film from the vaguely messianic to the satisfyingly cathartic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/messianic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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